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l Letters Patent No. 72,195, dated December 17, 1867. i

IMPROVEMENT IN BAIL FOR KETTLES.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HILES, of Albany, in thc county of Albany,and State of New York, have invented an Improved Bail for. Kettles andother vessels; and I do hereby declare that the following iso, full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a, part of this specification, in which-'i Figure 1 shows the improved bail applied' to a tea-kettle.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the improved bail.

Figure 3 is an end view-oi` one ofthe metal sections ofthe bail.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the threefigures. i

This invention relates, to an improvement on the construction ofcombined wood and metal hails, which are especially designed for vesselsrequiring to be handled Awhile heated, where it is not desired to usecloths or other separate holders. The invention is, however, applicableto buckets and other vessels which do not require to be heated. Itconsists in constructing a bail of three sections, two of which are ofmetal, and-form the attaching-hooks and standards, and the other is ofwood or other poor conductor of heat, and forms the handle or thatportion which is grasped `in thehand; said sections being put togetherby means of a square` rod, which is passed through the centre of thehandle, and riveted to cup-shaped enlargements on the hooked sections,which receive theends ot' said handle, aswill be hereinafter described.l

To enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I willdescribe its construction and operation.v`

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the handle of my improvedbail, having applied to its ends metallic hooked sections BB. The handlemay be made ot' any suitable substance which is a poor conductor ofheat, and for this purpose almost'l any hardwood will answer. It may beturned with swells upon it, as shown, in order that it may be firmly andcomfortably grasped in the hand. The curved sections B B are bothconstructed alike, and form the hooked standards, by which the handle isattached to the ears of a vessel, so

.as to swing freely. On one end' of each section Bran enlargement, b, isformed; having a circhlar seat or depression formed in it, for receivingthe reduced end of the handle A, as shown in fig. 2. Through the centreof the circular enlargement b of each section B a square hole is made,which is countersunk on theoutside.

The sectionsll are suitably curved, and terminated at their lower endsin hooks a, by which they are attached.

t'o the ears of a. bucket, kettle, 'or other vessel, and these sectionsare rigidly secured to the ends of the handle A by means of a squarerod,.-C-, passed through said handle and riveted at its ends. This modeof securing the metal sections to their handle prevents the latter fromAturning or working loose, forms a rigid and durable fastening,and'presents a neat and finished appearance.

I am awa-re that wood has been used for the handle for irons and otherarticles, therefore Ido not claim such. material per se for thispurpose; but

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

Constructing the metal sections B B with sockets formed within theenlargements b b of said'sectious, such sockets having the ends of awooden handle tilted into them, and such handle being held in saidsockets by a.

p rod, c, which passes through the handle and through the enlargements bb, and is fastened to the latter, all substantially in the mannershownand described.

WILLIAM HAILES.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH M. Nonru'uor, Guss.- C.r VAI'L.

